Introduction / Summary (2018): Hello and welcome to our
Sexuality pages. While this is not a pornographic site, it is provocative - founded upon
what people search on the Internet (which is very interesting!). We then
relate this to our biological and cultural evolution.
Sex is obviously important to people - and if you want to improve your sexual
relationships then knowing the truth about our human evolution is the best
foundation. By opening our minds to a greater diversity of behaviors, this
knowledge will help you creatively cultivate healthy pleasurable moral
attitudes and sexy smutty relationships (free from religious
guilt & cultural myths).
Support an open honest discussion on the truth of our sexual evolution and behaviour. If you support sex positive,
moral, informed sexual behaviour please share this knowledge. (These pages
have a diverse collection of fascinating information relating to our human
sexual evolution so people will appreciate it - see our 'nice letters' page!).
Sincerely, Karene.

"It is not enough to conquer; one must learn to seduce." (Voltaire) - "Desire is the essence of a man." (Spinoza)

Summary

Sexual abuse is a very sensitive and serious issue in our society. This
webpage is a collection of educational articles, research studies and reports
about this topic. We believe quality, truthful information (based upon evolution
rather than cultural myth and religion) is important for understanding what
is sexual abuse, why does it exist and how it can be prevented in the future.
Much harm has come to individuals, offenders, society and institutions (such
as the Catholic church) from hiding this problem. Being aware and informed
(knowing the truth about things) can help to minimise harm and prevent abuse.

Types of abuse discussed in this section are rape, incest, sexual abuse
of men, women and children, pedophilia, domestic violence, harassment, prostitution
& the slave trade. We also have information on sexual offenders, the
law in different countries, age of consent and prevention strategies.

From an evolutionary perspective, it is interesting to consider why a particular
abuse has occurred throughout human history and also within the larger animal
kingdom e.g. rape. This in no way validates such behaviour, but allows us
to understand why it exists so we can minimise harm in the future. Humans
have also evolved a moral instinct, of which two central pillars must be
Informed Consent, and Do Not Harm Others.

Based upon what people search on the internet, rape
is the most significant search with 33,000 /day, ranked top 60. The high
interest in children on the internet is best illustrated with 'preteen'
(40,000, ranked top 40). Child
sexuality is a very controversial subject in our modern society. Laws
in most countries state that any sexual relationship with someone under
the age
of consent (generally 16) is statutory rape and abuse. Most people would
appreciate there is a difference between a loving relationship and brutal,
forced coercion (but this is quite a controversial view when dealing with
children).

We hope the following academic articles and websites help to educate people,
may prevent abuse and offer an open, honest dialogue about problems facing
our troubled world.
Karene

What is Sexual Abuse?

From the website: 'Sexual abuse refers to forced or coerced sexual behavior,
often within a trusting relationship. Victims frequently know their perpetrators.
As children cannot consent to sexual contact with adults or older youth,
any sexual relations with children are considered abusive.'

Definition of Rape: Occurrence, Fantasy, Moralism

From the website: 'Rape is forced, non-consenting sexual activity. This
includes date rape where the force, even it not violent, is still employed.
Rape is best described as a paraphilia that involves violent sex.

An especially damaging piece of moralist misunderstanding is the traditional
blame placed on the rape victim herself. Many people still believe that
raped women "asked for it" or did not exercise enough caution.
Rape until the 1970s thrived on prudery, misunderstanding, and silence.

Available studies suggest that men who rape are marked off by significant
and striking differences. Most studies have found that convicted rapists
exhibiting unusually poor social skills in interacting with members of the
opposite sex (Ellis 1989:53).'

Definition of Sexual Harassment

From the website: 'Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that
violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal
or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitutes sexual harassment when
submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects
an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's
work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.'

WomensLaw.org - Legal Information, Resources

From the website: 'WomensLaw.org provides easy to understand legal information
to women living with or escaping domestic violence. The information on this
website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal
advice. By reaching out through the Internet, we empower women and girls
to lead independent lives, free from abuse.'

Stalking Laws & Information: Report to Congress

From the report: 'Domestic violence is about control, power, and domination.
While stalking may be perpetrated by strangers, acquaintances, or current
or former intimate partners, stalking is most often committed against women
in the domestic violence context. With the growth of the Internet, cyberstalking
crimes are increasing.'

Evolution & Incest

An academic essay from the Center for Evolutionary Psychology, which discusses
the work of the Finnish sociologist and anthropologist Edward Westermarck
(from the late 19th century).

From the essay: 'Westermarck proposed that a mechanism designed to cause
the development of sibling incest avoidance was built into human nature.
He hypothesized that, as the product of such a mechanism, children who are
reared in close physical proximity during early childhood develop a sexual
aversion toward one another later in adulthood (Westermarck, 1891/1921).'

Antisexuality & Child Sexual Abuse

From the essay: 'Our current sexual abuse system promotes an antisexual
view of human sexuality. This is seen in the depiction of sex as bad in
sexual abuse prevention programs, the readiness to define a sexual or affectionate
interaction as abusive, the criminalization of childhood sexual behavior,
and the genitalization of human sexuality. The consequences of this are
likely to be negative for children, adults and society.'

Published in June 1998, this academic report created huge controversy as
it questions the assumption that victims of sexual abuse are significantly
traumatized.

From the essay: 'Self-reported reactions to and effects from child sexual
abuse (CSA) indicated that negative effects were neither pervasive nor typically
intense, and that men reacted much less negatively than women. Basic beliefs
about CSA in the general population were not supported.'

The Stockholm Syndrome: Loving an Abuser

This essay by Joseph M. Carver, (PhD, Clinical Psychologist in practice
in Ohio) describes the formation of bonds between victim and abuser. A Stockholm
bank hold up in 1973 where the hostages supported their captors, led to
the psychological condition known as the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.

However, emotional bonding with captors is not new to psychology. It is
recognised in studies of other abusive situations such as child abuse, domestic
violence, prisoners of war, cults, incest, controlling relationships.'

Child Pornography & Abuse of Children Unclear

If someone downloads child pornography onto their computer, is that an
indication they're a pedophile, or might become one in the future? That
question is gaining the attention of forensic psychiatrists as never before,
thanks to recent legislation making possession of Internet child pornography
a federal crime.
According to Dr. Charles L. Scott, associate professor of clinical psychiatry,
two federally commissioned studies, one in 1970 and 1980, failed to find
a strong correlation between viewing erotica and acting out sexually.

Celibacy, Pedophilia and the Church

From the essay: 'Sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests is and has
been a problem known to every bishop in America. Many or most of these bishops
and their chancery officials have been, unwittingly or not, accomplices
of child abusers.

... Celibacy is not the cause of pedophilia. But celibacy as idealized,
institutionalized and mandated by the church provides an ideal environment
for those men whose sexuality (and personality) development has been arrested
at an immature level leading to their inability to establish intimate relations
with another adult.'

MySpace and Sex Offenders

From the website: 'In May 2006, Kevin Poulsen began an automated search
of MySpace's membership rolls for 385,932 registered sex offenders.

He confirmed 744 sex offenders with MySpace profiles, after an examination
of about a third of the data. Of those, 497 are registered for sex crimes
against children. At least 243 of the 497 have convictions in 2000 or later.'

Study of Sexually Aggressive Children

From the website: 'Incidents of young children displaying sexually aggressive
behavior towards others appear to be on the increase, and exposure to online
pornography is a key factor, according to a study in Australia.

The report differentiates between sexual behavior in children regarded
as normal and developmentally appropriate - the 'you show me yours and I'll
show you mine' kind of games - and activity that was aggressive, secretive,
coercive and usually involved an age difference between the perpetrator
and victim.'

A Safe Internet: Education & Protection of Children

From the website: 'The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
found that one in five children age 10-17 who regularly use the Internet
have received a sexual solicitation while online. One in four were unwillingly
exposed to images of naked people or people having sex.
The National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families believes
it is important for people to be educated on Internet safety issues and
ways to deal with inappropriate content and contact. Education and parental
involvement is vital, but use of technology to monitor, block or filter
content is extremely helpful.'

Analyse
any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere of
sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to which
life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always be re-established;
the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the word, imperishable.
... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice,
his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a
complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts
and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)

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